+24 Top quartile returns in HF space 13 5y
+47 What sources do you use for primary research? 34 5y
0 Does anyone have experience interviewing with an activist fund? 1 5y
0 Anyone heard about Man Numeric quant fund? 3 5y
0 Biotech vs TMT 6 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
+29 Modeling at SMs 10 5y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+24 Future for Staying in Long / Short Investing? 12 5y
0 Interested in stocks, maybe hate working? 1 5y
0 Analysts in heavy quant positions: were you ever bad at math? 2 5y
0 Discrepancies - Index Returns Data 1 5y
0 Pzena - culture, mobility, and performance? 1 5y
+6 Aprox YTM Formula? 9 5y
0 Quantitative Research - Industry Books 1 5y
+121 16 year old Hedge Fund Manager 152 5y
+21 Syndicate Trading - Building a book 9 5y
0 Multi Manager Modeling 1 5y
+63 Meteorology career 26 5y
+7 To get jobs at HFT firms is it better to have a double major 8 5y
+9 London HF Analyst Comp 3 5y
+7 Modeling the quarter - revenue build? 6 5y
+32 Do you feel like you're discouraged from taking PTO? 18 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+6 Any Information on Rimrock Capital in Irvine, CA? 5 5y
+5 Current state of WSB & GME 3 5y
+103 Risk/Reward of Entering HF industry for analysts? 48 5y
+10 Pzena / rotating growth into value? 1 5y
0 Best HF employment lawyers in NYC 2 5y
0 Philippe Jabre reopening the shop 1 5y
+3 Maytech Global Investments 2 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 High yield credit Sales exit ops 1 5y
0 Cash comp 1 5y
0 Preparing for HF Industry 1 5y
0 Fusion Blew Up at Point72? 1 5y
0 Do HF Roles Translate to Personal Investing? 1 5y
+8 Top long oriented value shops 33 5y
+23 Are financial models even important? 17 5y
+10 Is it possible to switch from a Macro HF to L/S HF 10 5y
+14 Unit Economics / Capital Structure Interview Questions 2 5y
+4 Hi everyone - could you please share materials on hedge funds / special sits interviews prep? Many thanks 3 5y
0 HF Interview Process 1 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+17 Choosing between Internship Offers 6 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+10 Books that are bibles for quant funds. 3 5y
0 Future of energy focused HFs? 2 5y
+27 Q&A: S&T or Banking switch to a HF 17 5y
0 Baupost Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Baupost Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+9 Silver Point Summer 21 Intern 8 5y
0 How to structure stock report? 1 5y
+3 Anyone heard from Marshall Wace? 3 5y
+93 State of Market – Jan 2021 44 5y
+12 The New Big Short 11 5y
+4 HELP - COLD MILK - A question on "On The Job With Simple As… My Research Process" 2 5y
+3 Legal to consult with counterparty while on maternity leave? 1 5y
+18 What's the appropriate ask re: comp package? 1 5y
+6 Best S&T Desk for HF 6 5y
0 Newb MM HF Question 3 5y
0 Can one of you HF guys explain the likely scenario for GME next week? 4 5y
+3 Melvin down 53% in Jan 1 5y
0 Are "short attacks" real? 1 5y
0 Comp expectations for this L/S fund 5 5y
+3 How hard is it to switch from FAANG to the quant side 3 5y
+7 About to start Hf recruiting, any advice 8 5y
+13 Public-Focused Groups of Private Tech Investors (Vista Public Strategies, Sequoia Global Equities, etc.) 5 5y
0 Original WSB DD identifying the short squeeze/gamma squeeze 1 5y
+30 COHEN'S POINT72 LOSES 10-15% AMID HEDGE FUND LOSSES THIS MONTH 34 5y
0 How much do HFs pay in London? 1 5y
0 Citadel(Long time Robinhood's client) reloads short position before telling Robinhood to stop GME buying 2 5y
+7 Citadel/Melvin 8 5y
+48 What Does It Take to Become a Career Short-Seller? 27 5y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 5y
+7 New Genius Short Squeeze Strategy 1 5y
+2 Apex Capital Holdings interview in office 2 5y
0 Advice 1 5y
0 Hedge Fund Conflict of Interest 6 5y
+20 Views on Gamestop (GME) 12 5y
+4 Frothy inbound from friends and family? 2 5y
0 Can you take vacations at HFs? Do you get holidays off? 15 5y
+160 Demonization of Hedge Funds to Ramp Up 59 5y
0 Direct Lending - carry? 5 5y
+7 Citadel Paid Yellen $810K for Speeches; Yellen Now Investigating Robinhood 1 5y
0 M Klein and Company - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Citadel(Long time Robinhood's client) reloads short position before telling Robinhood to stop GME buying 1 5y
0 Looking for initiation report 4 5y
0 winners in a losers game? 1 5y
0 Talking to customers - scuttlebutt 1 5y
0 Python is enough 8 5y
0 Maplelane Capital Blowing Up (33% down) 1 5y
+9 Liz Warren Says Gamestop Frenzy Demands Biden Regulate Markets 1 5y
0 Hedge/Investment Fund Founders - I Would Love to Hear your Individual Experiences & Stories 1 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+18 when would you quit your HF job for a side hustle? 1 5y
+4 Earnings Reports 13 5y
+4 Hedgefund Hours 3 5y
0 is melvin actually short GME 3 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”